Disruption and Embracing Change
The theme of the 2016 Community Change Institute (CCI) hosted by the Tamarack Institute is “Disruption.” The word disruption can evoke a...
Co-creating Sustainable, Neighborhood Change in Memphis: Nothing about us, without us!
The Tamarack Institute is a keen, thoughtful, and deep observer of how community change happens at the beginning of the 21st century,...
What Role Can Neighborhoods Play in Education? The Power of the Shalom Zone Network
What role can neighborhoods play in education? This question was top of mind when, in early 2015, Center for Transforming Communities...
What's in a Name? - Reflecting on "Center for Transforming Communities"
Sometimes I get strange looks when I tell people where I work. “Center for Transforming Communities? So that’s what you do? Transform...
Imagination must come before implementation*
When I was first invited to be part of what would become Center for Transforming Communities (CTC), the organization had few financial...
Lessons from Broadway, Part 2 - How can you revitalize something that's already vital?
Note: This is the second in a series of blog posts describing lessons learned during our time with DeAmon Harges and Mike Mather of...
Lunch and Learn - Urban Education and Lessons from COSEBOC 2015
Last week, CTC hosted a special Lunch and Learn session inspired by the recent Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC)...
The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts - Celebrating the strength of coming together at The
There are 21 stained glass windows at The Commons. It’s one of the perks of working here. Walking along corridors, up stairwells, into...
The Spirit of The Commons - The POWER of SHARED SPACE
In China's culture the thought is often articulated through the concept and practice of feng-shui -the system that governs spatial...
Millennials Engaging in the Work of Neighborhoods - Perspectives from the next generation on communi
Much has been stated about the leveraging power of the emerging generation known as Millennials, occasionally referred to as Generation...
